Nespresso EN550.B Lattissima Touch Automatic Coffee Machine,1 cup, Black

I discovered years ago the speed and convenience of Nespresso machines, and the wonderful coffee they make. But until now I've put up with a primitive stove top maker, assuming that convenience comes at a (prohibitive) price! The luxury branding as a premium, top-end product reinforced this impression, and for years I've set aside 5 minutes each morning for a routine which ends in washing coffee grounds from my hands. Then a few weeks ago an accountant friend who is obsessively careful with his own money, dropped into a lunchtime conversation that he had bought himself a Nespresso machine, and was now saving money hand over fist by spending less in coffee shops. Our highly paid IT contractor friend and I protested in a superior manner that our stove tops were cheaper to run, representing a more traditional and somehow "purer" approach to making coffee. But the seeds of doubt were sown. By coincidence shortly after that conversation I spent four nights in a hotel in which Nespresso machines and a small range of free capsules were provided to guests. The penny soon dropped that - although Nespresso coffee is twice as expensive by weight as the best ground coffee sold loose in supermarkets, the machines are so efficient that only half the coffee is required for the same strength as a cup from a stove top. And highly-reviewed reusable steel capsules available on Amazon give Nespresso owners the freedom to use loose coffee in any case! Anyway, back to the Lattissima Touch... Not sure if other reviewers have mentioned it but the machine is made in Italy, where manufacturing standards are amazingly high nowadays. Apart from the satisfaction of buying a European-made product, the design and build quality of this one are simply awesome. It is such a great feature to be able to remove the milk container from the front of the machine straight to the fridge, without even pressing a button. The machine is stylish, fuss-free, works beautifully and is great value. It also has the immense advantage over perhaps every other machime in this price range of making a cappuccino or lungo with a single button press. I simply can't fault it. Sampling the 16 different capsules is also huge fun, and they are all flavoursome and diverse - I expect to be placing copious orders in the coming year!

Firstly, the packaging is outstanding, easy to open, easy to lift the machine out the box, easy to setup, if you get one you'll understand what I'm on about. Started out on a high note, that's why I mention it. Setup was easy, just read the first few pages of the manual, test your water with the included tester, flush it, your done. Now I am a decaf drinker, even for us poor souls, lol, there are four different varieties of official Nespresso capsules, way more than other machines, not to mention lots more compatible capsules from other manufacturers. For regular coffee drinkers there are lots, lots more. The machine comes with I think 18 different pods included. Handy for me when friends visit. I also ordered all four types of decaf from a supplier on Amazon and a stand to keep them in. I tried the decaf Lungo and right away my first words were, "OMG, That's a good coffee", I can see me knocking a few of those back during the day, delicious. The other three were just as good and of varying intensity. Delicious. Now for the milk frother, finally!!!, someone has mastered no mess froth. The froth was thick and the milk hot and delicious, exactly what I'd hoped for and a million miles away from my previous Senseo Latte Select machine. Super easy to clean, just one button push. Your ready for the next cup. The jug is easy to fit and remove and it fits in the fridge drawer. It does need a full clean every two days by hand or in the top shelf of the dishwasher. Easy peasy, I got the latte I was expecting with very little noise compared to the steam whistle of my old machine, lol. Early days, but I'm loving it's looks, simplicity, ease of cleaning, six coffee styles and above all the taste and quality over my old Senseo and my Tassimo, this is definitely better than both.

I changed from a 9 year old Krups Nespresso to the Delonghi (My Krups never broke down or had any issues so a lot to live up to for the Delonghi). I read the reviews and really wanted the added milk dispenser and the price offered by Amazon was incredible compared to the rrp or Nespresso price. It is quick and efficient, lovely at making latte or cappuccino. Not as loud as the Krups but I feel made with the safe build quality that Krups is known for. The buttons are sensitive so you don't have to be heavy fingered to operate it. The power button is on the top but more difficult to see in poor light, I have to feel for it but its a different type of button so there is never a mistake. The water reservoir is about the same as all the other models I believe located at the back which isn't as easy to carry with no handle but this shouldn't put you off The right temperature to drink, and not cool or cold as some reviews may say Can store the milk in the fridge and ready to reuse when ever needed I like the automatic switch off facility My wife likes having warm milk with the froth before going to bed so just being able to do this is great - The only down side I can think of is that if two of you like latte it takes only two cups to almost empty the milk container so you need to refill this more often than I would like, but I'm lazy, again this is not a fault just a comment. Have used this since it arrived (8+ cups per day) and have gone through a lot of milk as we are constantly using the new delonghi, don't really know why we didn't change a long time ago, thats how happy and impressed we are.

Coffee, the sweet, magical drink that keeps us going at the hardest of times, right now it's 3am and this machine hands down is keeping me going on a late shift. This for me is an upgrade from my Bosch Tassimo that I've had for over 3 years. The setup seems a little daunting when you first read the manual, easy way round this is to watch the De'Longhi videos on YouTube, Makes it much easier to get going. The machine allows customization of the drinks, so you can make them as strong, weak or as big as you want - there is an auto cut off that you can't override unfortunately so you can't make Starbucks / Costa sized drinks, these are meant to be smaller Mediterranean coffees that tend to be smaller and more intense. The machine has a milk frother, it's very easy to setup and works with skimmed milk. It's all dishwasher safe so cleaning it every few days is simple. The frother detaches so you can store it in the fridge after use. After each use you will find yourself having to clean the frother's spout, this is done by holding down a button on the frother itself - it's hardly a deal breaker, but a little annoying for a £200 machine. The coffee pods are inserted under the large chrome metal top, this simply lifts up and you drop the pod in to the pod sized slot. After use you open this up again and the used pod is auto ejected into the bin bellow - a nice feature not having to handle hot pods. The coffee pods themselves are solid foil, just you get a sample pack of 16 in the box, and you also get free credit in the Nespresso store, giving you 3 lots of £20 credit. This, as you may find out, is so when you add p&p you pay a tiny amount (I got 50 of the capsules for £1 - not too bad). I've given it 4 stars as there are a few little niggles that just annoy me, not being able to have massive, heart palpitation inducing sized drinks for one, it's not so much I want them, it's just being told you cant have them. I've paid for the machine, I want to be able to tell it what to do. The frother cleaning could be a little more automated. The machine can produce quite lukewarm drinks if you don't turn it on a few seconds / minutes before first usage. Upgrading from a Tassimo I cannot tell you the difference in the taste, the coffee is richer, with a smoother taste, the milk is obviously fresh but the froth it produces is thicker and creamier - to make sure it wasn't just a placebo effect me and the wife blind tasted the lattes each machine produces and confirmed this The ease of use and cleaning is much simpler than the Tassimo as well, if you're a serious coffee nerd but want the convince of a pod system and the ease of use and cleaning that come with it, this is definitely the machine for you, if you can justify the high price.

We've gone from a jar of instant to this mother of pod coffee machines and it has civilised us utterly! Not only does it take the Nespresso pods, it also creates hot frothy milk to make delish hot chocs. The milk container goes in the fridge and the machine tells you to clean it after each use so it's all v hygienic. We constantly forgot to pull out the spout and delivered milk all over the worktop, but now we put it in the fridge with the spout out, so prob solved. It fits the milk shelf in the fridge door and goes in the dishwasher with no hassle. They've really thought through the design (presumably this is an nth generation machine) so it's v intuitive. Defo worth programming the milk amount for your own mugs. Incredibly compact and friendly. Main prob was the cats getting used to the sound which scared the living daylights out of them for the first few days. Defo worth getting the integrated milk container.

My old EC850 was becoming very unreliable and I needed to replace it. Having now been used to a 'cappuccino system' (milk frother), I wanted to keep this feature - and settled for this capsule-based system. Having used other capsule systems before, I did delay the purchase - but I needn't have worried. The coffee from this machine is excellent - and whilst that obviously depends on the quality of the 'pods' you get, the milk-frother does play a big part in this. The froth is denser / finer than the EC850 - which at first was a bit worrying, but I soon got to love it. You get a frothy-coffee right down to the bottom of the cup - whereas I'd been used to my old one just having froth on the top. Compared to the EC850 it's replacing, it's a lot smaller (which my wife loves). But the water reservoir seems smaller - as does the milk system (although I'm now used to more froth, and therefore more milk gets used up). One other annoying feature is that the water reservoir is round the back - so you really can't see when it's getting low. Having said all that, the ability to swap between coffee types is great. You get about 20 capsules with the unit, and I then got the 100 selection pack from Nespresso's site. It's certainly far more enjoyable to have a different type of coffee each day than just the coffee from the tin you've most recently opened. Loving it...

I don’t normally leave reviews unless to help others avoid being ripped off from a naff product. However, this coffee machine deserves a positive review. I’ve tried several over the years and owned a Bosch Tassimo for 6 or 7 years. The different between the two brands? The quality. I find Tassimo only supply the mass produced cheap coffee, such as Costa which seems to have taken over the super market shelves. I was getting a bit fed up as I can just buy these coffees in a jar at a fraction of the price. The Nespresso range seem to produce top quality coffee that is comparable to ground coffee. I’ve had this machine for a few days now and am really impressed with the flavours. For those worried about heat, this delivers coffee at the correct temperature, at around 80 degrees (which isn’t boiling as coffee shouldn’t be made with boiling water, ever!). The milk froth dial is brilliant and the container for the milk can be cleaned very easily. The pods are cheap at around 30p a coffee, which is considerably cheaper than Tassimo at around 50/60p a coffee. Definitely recommend this product. I bought the glam white which is actually an off-white/cream colour.

Ok my honest review of this product is not very good, this is due to the second machine failing after a couple of months. The first one had a problem with the milk dispenser bottom that kept falling off. The second machine had an issue with a couple of things with the milk dispenser that were very frustrating. First thing was the machine would just stop therefore you could not get a full cup off Latte. The consistency was also questionable as the level varied on some cups of coffee. Finally the machine decided to just deliver steam instead of milk !!! So the product does not fair well when used daily so bear that in mind.

Great machine Easy to use and easy to clean I am loving it!!!

PRIMO IMPATTO: L’avevo provata ospite di un’amica e avevo trovato estremamente interessante il monta latte, sia per il risultato sia per la praticità. Ritornato a casa l’ho comprata subito e devo dire che da allora non è passata mattina senza utilizzarla. Esteticamente è molto compatta e carina, si inserisce benissimo in ogni cucina. Ha un design quadrato e essenziale che la rende molto facile da pulire, basta passare un panno. L’accensione è molto veloce e basta collegare il bricco del latte che può essere conservato in frigo e in brevissimo tempo realizza il capuccino o il latte macchiato preferito. Le quantità di caffe o latte e addirittura della schiuma sono regolabili ma io, trovato un settaggio che mi aggradi, non li ho più modificati. L’ho provata anche con il latte di Kamut, di Soya, di Avena e di Farro e ha sempre dato risultato soddisfacenti montandoli come fosse latte vaccino. Per il caffelatte consiglio le cialde di caffè lungo, altrimenti il gusto è troppo delicato. Al termine della preparazione c’è un pulsante che permette di ripulire con il vapore il beccuccio del latte, mentre i restanti componenti del montalatte devono essere lavati a parte perché se non ripuliti il latte che va in acido può alterare i successivi caffelatte. Sul sito della nNespresso ci sono poi moltissime ricette anche fredde per sfruttare al massimo la macchina. PRO: - Estremamente pratica e facile da usare - Design compatto ed elegante, è visivamente molto bella - Grande varietà di gusti e aromi, con possibilità di un enorme numero di ricette - Ci sono anche altre marche di caffè compatibili con la macchina CONTRO: - Per una cura ottimale bisognerebbe lavare dopo ogni utilizzo i componenti del montalatte in lavastoviglie. Io li lavo a mano e circa una volta a settimana li passo in lavastoviglie CONCLUSIONE: Come macchina del caffè è molto valida e comoda, consentendo di proporre ad esempio agli ospiti differenti gusti e opzioni, ma il suo valore aggiunto è nei prodotti con il latte, come il cappuccino e il latte macchiato che sono buonissimi e veloci da preparare. Mi ha risolto la colazione.

Prima Maschine. Habe sie jetzt seit fast 2 Monaten. Bin seeehr zufrieden. Allerdings hatte ich sie im Angebot bzw eine mit beschädigte Verpackung, also vermutlich einen Rückläufer für 129 Euro gekauft. Einfache Handhabung. Leicht zu reinigen. Ich selber trinke keinen Kaffee, ist nur für Besuch. Und die waren bis jetzt alle begeistert. Vor allem Capuchino und Milchkaffee erfreut sich dank des sehr tollen festen Milchschaums an der Maschine. Man kann die wohl auch programmieren, aber die Voreinstellung passt absolut. Es gibt normalen Kaffee, Expresso und so einen Miniexpresso (kenn mich da nicht so aus). Dann gibt es Milchkaffee, Capuchino und nur Milch. Es gibt noch ein stufenlosen Drehknopf, womit man die den Milchschaum variieren kann. Also gar nicht geschäumt oder eben sehr aufgeschäumt. Das Teil, auf das man die Tasse stellt kann man reinschieben, sodass auch größere Tassen daruntergeschoben werden können. Sie nimmt nicht viel Platz weg und sieht auch ganz gut aus. Das reinigen geht super einfach. Knopf drücken und es reinigt sich. Ich mach schon mal (stilles) Wasser in den Milchtank und drücke auf "nur Milch". Den Milchtank spüle ich entweder und der Leitung aus oder stell ihn mit in die Spülmaschine. Man kann ihn sehr leicht the auseinander nehmen. Den Schlauch, den Schaumknopf, den kleinen Milchkran, Behälter und "Deckel" kann man einzeln spülen bzw in die Spülmaschine stellen. Da sie nicht so häufig benutzt wird, nehme ich nur stilles Wasser und kein Wasser aus dem Hahn, in der Hoffnung, dass er vor Kalk schützt. Ein klitzekleines Manko: es könnte etwas heißer sein. Kann aber auch ein subjektives Empfinden meinerseits sein, da ich gerne seeehr heiß meine Milch oder Kakao trinke. Mein Besuch hat sich noch nicht beschwert. Wenn ich was vergessen haben oder Ihr noch Fragen habt, schreibt einfach. Kann die Maschine nur empfehlen. Update nach 3 Monaten. Immer noch pure Begeisterung. Läuft super. Der favorite aller ist Latte Macchiato. Der Milchschaum ist der Hammer. Ich lese hier schon mal, dass es nach einiger Zeit keinen Milchschaum mehr gibt, sondern nur heiße Milch. Bei mir ist es bis jetzt nicht der Fall. Sie läuft nicht so häufig bei mir. Wie ich Anfangs schon sagte, trinke ich keinen Kaffee, mach mir aber schon mal einen Kakao. Es gibt ja den "nur-milch-knopf". Könnte mir aber vorstellen, dass es nach einer Zeit passieren kann. Im Büro haben wir eine über 1000 Euro Maschine stehen, und die läuft pausenlos. Da passiert es es auch so 1 mal im Jahr. Da tauschen wir den "Deckel" von dem Milchcontainer. Kann man überall günstig nachbestellen. Nichts hält ewig. Ich würde sie wieder kaufen.

Excellent coffee machine, we are thrilled that we decided to invest a little more, well worth the difference. Easy to use and highly versatile with great results in your cup.

Fue un regalo y acertamos plenamente. La cafetera Lattisima Touch es la tradicional Nespresso para usar con las capsulas de esta marca, solo que además incorpora un depósito de leche que permite hacer café con leche y capuccino de forma rápida y fácil. Y he de decir que queda buenísimo. Al ser el modelo Touch, los botones no sobresalen, de manera que son tipo vitrocerámica, de pulsar en la zona. Tiene varios tamaños de taza (espresso/café corto, taza grande y café con leche ...). Cuando optas por el café con leche/capuccino, rellenas el depósito con leche y automáticamente añade leche con espuma según el tamaño de taza elegido. Al terminar es necesario limpiar el depósito y el tubo por el que sube la leche pero es rápido y fácil. Además, tiene un botón "clean" que lanza agua del depósito normal de Nespresso al depósito de leche por el tubo, para facilitar la limpieza de este último. De tamaño, muy correcto y compacto. Buena cafetera, de calidad y hace un café buenísimo!